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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Dougla County, as.:
Oeorg B. Taachuck. secretary of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly aworn, taya
that the actuul number of full and com-'
pleta coplea of The Dally, Morning, Even
ing and Hunday Bee printed during the
month of December, 1805, waa aa follows:
1 82,280
17 80,820
80.01O
U 80.H80
20 80,780
tl 28, TOO
23 80,000
23 80.H60
24 80,9(N
25 80,260
26 30,830
27.,, 80,870
Jg 28.805
29 ..30,7t0
30 ........82.820
31 30,870
... .81.1XO
..,.81,470
... .81,000
.... 81,040
..,.81,820
....28,600
.80,000
....80,900
10 80,950
S SO.BUO
U. SO.OTO
12 80,940
14 1M.320
16 80,810
16 80,910
Total .'. 962.04B
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before me this list day of December, A, V.
1802. M. B. HUNOATE,
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The weather man has proved that he
has a prescription to relieve that yearn
ing for coal.
If there are any more wooden block
pavements left in this vicinity, now is
the time to utilize thorn.
It aeems that Secretary of the Navy
Moody has felt it Incumbent to get into
a runaway accident Just to keep In
style with the administration.
After the stir the cattlemen are malt
Ing in Kansas City it will not be their
fault If the public falls to appreciate the
Il-lmportance of the live stock industry.
For the next two or three weeks buck
aawa and cord wood will be in requisi
tion at the state capltul. The legislature
Is expected to devote most of its time
to .sawing wood.
The Commercial club charter commit
tee shows no better disposition to take
the people into Its confidence regarding
proposed ' amendments 'fo the charter
than the delegation from Douglas.
It Is now stated that the royal court
scandal in Saxony will culminate In a
divorcer The public will feel thankful
If .the royal pair would get their di
force quickly and keep the details
secret
The new owners of the street railway
Company are represented on the new
fllrectory, but enough Omaha men are
retained as directors to show that the
company considers itself a local 'Insti
tution. ' 1 ' i. . . . -
A, cornstalk paper mill would be
very desirable acquisition for Omaha
and It 1b only a question of fifty or more
crisp thousand-dollar bank notes to en
able the promoters to proceed with the
.enterprise.
Klng Ak-Sar-Ben is so well satisfied
with his royal ministry that he will
keep them unchanged for another year
to administer the affairs of his realm
tits subjects are also well satisfied to
let well enough alone.
Andrew Carnegie -will pay more per
sonal taxes in New York City than auy
amer or the multi-mlllloualres. The
Others would doubtless be glad to head
the tax list If they could exchange
places with Mr. Carnegie.
Sheriff Tower complains that because
f the falling off In fees his office Is no
longer worth having. We have no fears,
however, that there will be any dearth
of candidates next fall willing to sacri
fice themselves for a chance to take bis
place la the court house.
The city council of Spearflsh, S. D.,
contemplates the enactment of. an ordi
nance -to make the gamblers provide
the revenue necessary to pay the salary
of the chief of police. This Is a very
generous proposition on the part of
Spearflsh councllmen, who are liable to
Impose a tax on themselves by the new
departure.
The Real Estate exchange exhibit of
object leusous In taxation are pltby and
to the point It Is noticeable, however,
that no one has come forward to defend
the monstrous tax exemption clause of
the Omaha charter that would Impose
upon the projterty owners of thin city
an extra jmymont of one dollar on every
five for the beuetft of the tax-shirking
railroads.
The people of Nebraska are presumed
to be on tiptoe In their anxiety to get a
glimpse of the men Governor Mickey
will appoint on his military staff. As
1 matter of fact, the people of Nebraska
don't eare a rap who the men are who
will dress parade In epaulets, gilt braid
and brass, buttons with the governor at
state and interstate functions, but they
do care a great deal as 'to the men In
plain buttons who are to niauaga. and
supervise the various stato institution.
RA1LHQAD TAX HM1BKIAO T.T LiltCOLtl.
TliHt t!ie pood people of Llncolu are
the victims of railroad UX shirking In
almost the wttne degree an the taxpayer
of Otunhn baa loug been appnrent to
all who have looked Into the farts. But
Lincoln taxpayer have for the most
part preferred to believe that the protest
against the favoritism enjoyed by these
big; corporations waa solely a aelflsh at
tempt on the part of Omaha to get hold
of property that was taxed elsewhere
In the state. There are signs, now, that
Lincoln is getting Its eyes open to the
iniquity of the present system of ex
empting railroad property from city as
sessment and beginning to realize that
It is an equal sufferer with Omaha. The
following from the State Journal is di
rectly In point:
An interested cltlxen who wanted to
know how much the railroads really pay
for the support of tha city government
went to the city hall yesterday and con
sulted the treasurer's books. Ha waa so
much disgusted With the result that he
brought the figures straightway to the
Journal. Here they are, Hot the valuation,
but tha actual amount of the tax In each
case:
' 1901. ' 19(16.
t 628.82 31,1X3.04
B. M 8502.39
C, R. I. & P 201.21
Missouri Pacific Ry. 110.77
121.00
AO. 48
66.46
6.16
02
4.23
412.60
226.80
246.46
F.. E. & M. V. Ry... 67.47
I'tilon Pacific 62.19
Pullman Car Co 6.36
W. U. Tel. Co........ B.M
Postal Tel. Co 4.08
F., E. & M. V. and
11.66
26.96
16.06
M. P. (joint prop.). 1.22
Totals $961.02 H.006.30 $3,716.71
"What do you think of that?" said the
bearer of the figures. "A total of $961.02
for all of these companies. It isn't enough
to pay for the wear and tear on the fire
department in running to fires on railroad
property alone. Look at the figures and
print them, so that every man in town can
ea that the Western Union pays less than
$10 a year and the other companies In about
the same proportion. The thing to do la
to amend the state law so that railroad
property in cities should be assessed for
city purposes the sams as all other prop
erty. That will stop this outrageous case
of tax dodging."
Is there anyone who will contend that
all the railroads entering Lincoln with
their valuable terminal properties there
are bearing their share of the burdens
of municipal government at the state
capital when tb.eji-.pay less than $1,000
a year as taxes Into the city treasury?
The city tax rate in Lincoln Is approxl
mately the same as It has been for sev
eral years, yet the railroads there
paid for the year 1902 but a trifle more
than a fourth of what they paid in the
year 1900. Will anyone contend that
the property of the railroads In Lincoln
is worth less today than It was three
years ago? Can anyone offer any valid
reason why, when the basis of assess
nient on other property Is multiplied
fourfold, that of the railroad property
should remain unchanged?
If the people of Lincoln will wake up
to the monstrous situation that makeB
them pay the taxes the railroads ought
to pay, they will Join with the people of
Omaha in a campaign for tax reform
that will not stop until . this rank in
justice la remedied.
- RMBATt VXf JMPOBTtD CUaX.-.
The proposed rebate of duties on coal
Imported Into the United States, for the
period of one year, will .doubtless be
adopted. It is a compromise, the repub
licans of the ways and, means' commit
tee being unwilling to make a precedent
by repealing the duties, 'but realizing
the necessity for action looking to the
relief of the coal situation. Of course
the rebate, while At continues, will have
the same effect as would the repeal of
the duties, but how far this will afford
relief or how. soon it Is impossible to
say. with any degree, of 'certainty. It
Is expected that importations will be
stimulated, but it would seem that the
higher prices should have done this and
yet no considerable amount of coal has
come Into the country since the begin
nlng of the existing conditions. It is
also thought that' taking off 'the duty
will force a reduction In the price of
coal, but If this should be no m.ore than
the amount of duty. ,67 cents per, ton,
the great majority of consumers, would
not be materially benefited.
We have heretofore expressed the
opinion that the .duty on coal should be
repealed and there is no doubt that this
Is practically the unanimous sentiment
of the people of the country. It is un
necessary as a measure of protection or
as a source of revenue. But as an
alternative to this the rebate proposition
will be acceptable, since It will produce
the same effect-. Jt Is "entirely certain,
however, that the popular demand for
free imiortatloa of coal mdst ultimately
be complied with and there Is every
reason to expect .that it will be urged
upon the next congress even more vig
orously than at present.
TBI, SXKATIi AND Tit US TS.
The ' United States senate baa been
very generally regarded as an obstacle
to anti trust legislation, although It was
In that body the existing anti trust law
had Its origin, , It has been felt, not
without reason, that senators generally
are more under the Influence of the cor
porations and combinations than are
memler8 of the house of represent
atives,, who are closer-to. the people
and more susceptible to public sent!
ment. Thut there have, been good
grounds for this view will hardly be
seriously questioned, but there appears
to be promise of a change In the attitude
of the senate which if realized will
give that body a better place in public
opinion than It has held for some time.
This promise is contained in the re
ported conclusions of republican seu
atora that there must be anti-trust leg
islation at the present eesalon. An un
named senator is quoted as saying that
there will be no radical legislation,
but that some such v measure as the
Knox bill wUl . be " passed. This
Is the administration's plan, of dealing
with the "combination's jhujj discussion
of it has beon for tip taiai part favor
able. .It la to be Inf erred; from the re
mark of this" sepator t &at Ve Hoar bill
U not likely to have "any; chance, but
however tlfU -way. be the 'country will
be gratified to learn that the repub
licans of the senate see their duty In
regard to this very Iniportjmt matter
and a disposed 1o perform it The
Knox bill, if enacted Into law, would
doubtless be satisfactory to all but those
who want the most radical and drastic
legislation. It is a conservative meas
ure, supplementing existing statutes and
designed to render them more effective,
at the same time providing addltloual
means for the supervision anil regulation
of the corporations and combinations
to which It applies. It seems to be the
general opinion that it would be more
likely to stand Judicial test than any
other bill which has been prepared.
TBE APPKAL TO THE Afffa'HS.
The circular Issued by President
Mitchell of the United Mine Workers.
calling upon the members of the union
to co-operate.' with the management of
the mines In an effort to increase the
production of coal, will be generally
commended. The miners are told that
It is the duty of every one connected
with the production of coal to relieve
the situation and alleviate br far as pos
sible the suffering of Ihe people who are
unable under exlstlug conditions to ob
tain coal. The local unions are advised
to at once hold meetings and devise
means by which the daily output of the
mines may be increased.
Undoubtedly this advice of the presi
dent of the national organization of min
ers and the presidents of the several an
thracite districts will be promptly
heeded, and it Is to be hoped with good
results. The miners, It la safe to say, will
be found willing to do their part for re
lieving the situation, but It cannot be so
confidently assumed that the uitintiKe
ment of the mines will be equally well
disposed. It Is the understanding that
since the resumption of mining the men
generally have nt nlltlnies been ready
to push the production of coal, but the
operators, or most of them, have shown
no desire to have this done, bo that In
the nearly three months since mining
was resumed the amount of coal pro
duced has not been much more than one-
half of what It might have been. It Is
estimated that in this time the produc
tion has been about 12,000,000 tons,
while it could have been made 20,000,000
had the operators desired. But such an
output would have prevented the com
bination from plundering the public as
It 'is doing, a policy which It doubtless
Intends to continue as long as It is per
mitted to. The independent operators
are not the least culpable In tills respect,
having -Indeed shown quite as great
greed and merciless indifference to the
suffering of the public as have the man
agers of the coal-carrying companies
which control most of the anthracite
fields.
The call to the union miners of their
leaders, if it shall be responded to as
expected, will compel the operators to
Increase production or notify the public
that they do not Intend to Inake the
necessary effort to relieve the very
grave situation. With the miners ready
to co-operate the mine owners will be
able to find no plausible pretext or sub
terfuge for Increasing production to the
fullest extent possible. The action of
rresldent Mitchell is Judicious from
every point of view. It will, if it have
the intended result, give the union min
ers a new claim to the public regard.
Tactically, It is one of the wisest things
that have been done since the Inception
of the anthracite strike.
From the newspaper accounts it; looks
as If loss 'of life from cold were ex
cessive, but the number of people frozen
to death nowadays is in reality less
than the number In former years. The
people of today are better clothed and
better housed and better prepared for
the freaks of Jack Frost than their an
cestors were, but at the same time the
newspapers, assisted by the electric tele
graph, are more successful In recording
all tha futalities of a cold snap than
they used to be. The list looks longer
because it Is more complete.
Wyoming may capture he chairman
ship of the irrigation committee for Con
gressman Mondell, but there Is little
likelihood that the committee will get
action again during this congress. The
committee, however, will be important
for the next congress and the rule of
possession being nine points In the law,
would make it fairly certain that the
new chairman named by Speaker Hen
derson will be named again by Speaker
Cannon.
New Jersey's governor Insists that the
invitation extended by bis state to cor
porations to file their articles and take
out charters within its Jurisdiction is
not an encouragement to corporate com
binations and trust, although it has
given no small boost to the New Jersey
state treasury. Of course. It is merely
accident that all the big trusts have
been Incorporated in New Jersey.
In Intimating that legislators have
been loaning or selling their passes to
people who are entitled to no such cour
tesy, President Mcllen of the Northern
roclflc heaps grows Insult uion our law
makers which should be resented at all
costs. If the insulted legislators cannot
get even In any other way they .might
send their posses, buck.
The presidency of the Commercial
club ought not to go a-begging. Tbe club
has opportunities for increased useful
ness before It and the position at the
helm affords scope for the best abilities
of our best business men. The lnvlta
tlon to serVe as president of this or
ganization should be sought after with
keen competition.
An Omaha factory takes pride In hav
ing captured a contract to make Itoiuau
sandals for the people who play the
plebs In Ben Ilur. Now let some enter
prising local establibhmeut get the con-
tract to make the shoes for the real
heroes of the spectacle the horses that
run the chariot race.
Too Rlar for the Flla.
St. Louts Globe-Democrat.
Occasionally something turns up that is
entirely too big for human comprehension..
For Instance, it Is stated that there Is not
enough money In the world to buy up all
of the packing conrerna.
Iron Beneath the Velvet.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Mr. Chamberlain la beginning to let the
iron be felt beneath the velvet glove he
held out to tha Boers on arriving In
South Africa.. Lord Milncr, Instead of
being called down, seems to have been
tuning up Mr. Chamberlain.
Think at the !'.
Chicago Tribune.
While grumbling at the discomforts .of
street car travel in these days there may
be some persons In the audience who re
member the stoveless care of twenty-five or
thirty years ago, which were pulled by slow
horses, and heated, so to speak, by a layer
of hay on the floor.' '
No Peace Kven In Mld-Ucenn.
Springfield Republican.
Daily newspaper with "all the news of
the world". are now promised on board the
big Atlantic liners. 'Wireless telegraphy, of
course, will supply the dally dispatches, so
that the scheme appears perfectly feasible.
Whether the enterprise will be popular may
be a question, for there are people who
like to escape the newspaper and the tele
graph during the ocean voyage for the sake
of repose. The wretched man with the
brain fag will now' be harder pushed than
ever.' The only place absolutely secure will
be overboard.
Curse of Child Inbor.
Philadelphia North American.
' Thousands of girls between the ages of 10
and 17 work In the factories of Pennsyl
vania from 6:30 at night until 6:30 the next
morning. It is estimated by reputably au
thorities that fully 60 per cent of these
little ones are less than 13 years old the
age limit under which, says the Pennsyl
vania statute, no minor may be employed.
These children miy not sit at their work.
A scant .halt hour at midnight Is given as a
lunch time. Many walk long distances,
some as, far as three and four miles, to the
mills.- Glazed and painted windows prevent
them looking, without, and make prisons of
the working rooms.
If a child is taken ill she must remain In
the workroom or office of the mill until
morning, or walk home unattended in the
night. The heat of summer days robs the
tiny poller of needed rest, and household
drudgeries and cares are at all times added
to her already overwhelming burden. .
HOME-MAKER OR SPECULATOR?
Which Will Benefit by a National
System of Irrigation
Boston Transcript.
In his recent message the president em
phasized the new law, inaugurating a sys
tem of national irrigation of the arid lands
of the west as one of the moat Im
portant measures that had come before
congress. But he wished It distinctly
understood that it, was the Intention of
the law to give settlers and bom seekers
and no one else te benefit of its opera
tions. That was also the declared and,
we believe, honest , purpose of those who
were responsible foe engineering the bill
through congress, , and special pain were
taken to so revisa , the original draft ai
to prevent the. usurpation of the new op
portunities bythe land sharks who have
been such a curse to western development.
If they are to be the beneficiaries under
this new national enterprise the V quicker
all operations come to a full atop tho
better. ,
It seems that the' new law has not been
made strong enough to withstand their on
slaughts. One of the officers of the Na
tional Irrigation . association says that
"while the people of this country are com
placently sitting; back, -waiting for tho act
to go into operation and populate the
deserts, the landgrabbers and speculators
are absorbing,, by fair means or foul, and
as rapidly as possible, every acre of good
land which there Is any possibility of Irri
gating." It is even stated that, under the
desert land law and the commutation clause
of the homestead law, millions of acre
of the nation's beat remaining lands have
been, during the paBt year, absorbed by big
stock concerns, "and fraudulently acquired
at that."
A strong effort is making In congress
to secure the repeal of these laws, which,
with the stone and timber laws, the presi
dent said in his message had been per
verted and turned from their original benefi
cent purpose.
TASTE IT WORDS.
Tlme-Hoaored Expressions Valararlaed
hy Affectation.
Chicago Tribune.
The large stores cannot be blamed for
giving up the word "saleslady." "Lady"
has come to be synonymous with "woman."
When the Lady Cracker. Packers' union
was formed the implication was not that
every member 'had the poise of manners
that marks the caste of Vera de Vere, but
that every member was of the female sex.
Under such 'circumstances "saleslady" la
either an affectation or a vulgarism. With
our American assumption that everybody
has - all the qualities that anybody else
has, we have railed saleswomen "sales
ladies" in order that feeling might not be
hurt.. The time for such Indiscriminate
gallantry ha gone by. Some female per
sona behind counters are ladies. Others
are not. They are all women! To call
them "saleswomen" is to be accurate and
judicious. Almost the only plsce for the
word "lady" nowadays Is In the toast.
The ladies, God bless them." In that
toast there la a universal compliment to
the sex, and when the glass is in hand
scientific precision Is unnecessary.
The words which it Is said clerks are to
be ordered to cease using should not be let
go. "Flat" Is a good word. So Is
"house." . Why change to "apartment"
and "residence?" We do not say that
an "Englishman's residence Is his castle."
The Architect' association objected lately
to the word "tenement." They wanted
collective dwelling." Take "collective
dwelling," "aparticant," "flat" and "tene
ment." They all have essentially the
same meaning. A snobbish use of any
particular one of them will delay but not
prevent the final adoption of a common
term. The vast majority of even well-to-do
people In cities will soon be living
In buildings that are, according to law,
"tenement." The word "tenement" will
then be happily delivered from it present
disparaging insinuation. We shall most
of us live in tenements and be conscious of
no reason why we should not say so.
If "apartment" Instead of "flat," there
fore, ceems snobbish and uppish and In
flated, what shall be laid about "patron"
luatead of "customer?" Is the man who
come in and buy a collar a "patron"
of a store? It he is, how has the word
"patron" degenerated? Let us bo as consist
ent as 1 possible in an inconsistent, baffling,
erratic world. The reason why "woman"
Is preferable to "lady" I the tame reason
why "house" 1 preferable to "residence,"
"flat" to "apartment" and "cutonier" to
"patron." The (ess pretentious word la
the right ene.
ROt Ml) AIHH'T SEW OIIK.
Ripples an the Current at Mfe In
the Metropolis.
tf Thlneas T. Tlarnimi were now living
and conversant with the characterises of
New York Ctty's population, he would be
obliged as a man of Tcraclty to revise hi
famous maxim so as to read, "Tn fools
are born every minute." A. correspondent
of tha Pittsburg Gazette, one of the bright
est of the clan In Gotham, declares that a
few smart alecks. with a sumtterlng of
electrical knowledge, are coining money by
selling electrical, appliance to New York's
sickly people. The electro-medical appli
ance which usually can b "writ down"
as frauds, with the exception. posHlbly, of
the X-ray, are too many to detail. They
are no worse than quack medicines, except
that they coat more. Inasmuch as they
are not taken Internally, excepting, agiiln,
the subtle beam IhroiiKh the huiiiiin frame
of the powerful Induction machine, they
can drt little harm, ami tituy do good. The
modest denier will sHk yon for a medi
cal cell which, It Is declared. "HI deliver
an electric enrrent by. beltm plncrd on
cracked Ice: little neck tlams on con
gealed water would give, better renl'.
The wonderful IhltiR nbnul a ni?rtirnl tint -tery
'"worked'.' the other diiy Is Unit It
required but one. wire to convey the cur
rent, there being no return wlro cr ground
connection. Tho cell, with Ha adjunct of
frappe, Is to be placed on the enrpet and
tho victim on a hair mattressno better
insulation enn be desired. Oh, It Is a great
graft. Electric combs, electric coracle,
electric rings, pins, brushes and whnt not
are found in the holiday advertisements. It
would be unfair to suppose their dlapensers
were. In all cases, trying to "do" the
people Into believing their wares con
tained or were capable of generating an
Edison or a Westlnghouse current. Tho
Word "electric," used In such connection,
must be considered as sn adjective ex
pressive of delight accruing to the pur
chaser. It is as tangible as a lover's kiss
pver the telephone.
A cadaverous looking stranger called for
a glass of port wine In tho enfo on West
Eighteenth street. The bartender placed a
bottle of wino before tho stranger and gave
him the usual empty, glass and one filled
with water; he then turned to another roan
with a thirst.
In making change at the cash register the
bartender, In consternation, said he saw the
stranger deliberately bite the neck of the
bottle off.
"Hold on therol'.' shouted the bartender.
The stranger nodded laconically and went
on chewing the neck of the bottle which he
had bitten off. Then, according to the bar
tender, the customer poured himself out a
second glass of wine and then, after drink
ing It, carelessly took a bite out of the
glass and chewed It with gusto.
This proved too much for the bartender's
nerves and he ran from behind the bar.
Beelng him coming, the stranger, It was
alleged, picked up the glass containing the
water, bit the side out of it and threw the
relics of his meal at the disturber thereof.
They struck the bartender, he alleges, on
the temple and inflicted a few cuts.
When arrested he said he was William
Jarks of 700 Henry street, Brooklyn.
"I didn't eat the man's glasses," he pro
tested mildly to Captain O'Reilly. "The
cork was In the bottle and I tried to take
It out with my teeth, when the neck broke.
Then I tried to drink out of the glasses. I
gripped too hard on them with my teeth, I
guess.'" ,
Tranquilly he spat upon the floor and the
floor where . he spat glistened with frag
ments of glass.',
"You are wasting your time. Why don't
you go and, do that in a museum, instead
of disturbing barkeepers?" asked the cap
tain, . The prisoner was locked up, '
Representatives of the New York Ameri
can and Journal have bought the block 'of
land facing the Grand circle at Fifty-ninth
street, and bounded on Its other three
sides by Broadway, Eighth avenue and Fifty
eighth street. A twenty-story hulldlng Is
to be erected on the site and the American
and Journal will move into tt as soon as it
can be completed, probably by the time the
rapid transit subway is In operation.
Though comprising an entire block, the
plot embraces only about 4,700 square feet,
or less than two city lots. - The cost of the,
land was said . to be $400,000. Like the
similar sites selected by the Herald at
Thirty-fifth street and the Times at Long
acre square, this has four frontages; an
Important matter for newspapers, which
need much light. On the fourth side a great
advantage will be the immediate connection
that will be made with tha subway, assur
ing prompt and inexpensive delivery of the
papers.
A bartender in New York, according to
the Sun of that city, sent . the. following
letter to his aunt residing In the country: .
"Dear Aunt Clarissa: I got your nice
Thanksgiving box with the turkey and
things ali right. They came In fine shape.
None of the cranberry got spilled and there
wasn't a single crack in the pie crust.
The "next day I got your letter, asking
me how I was and about my job.
"I have a very good Job In the hay mar
ket. You know that In this big city there
are all kinds of great markets. There's tho
fish market down by Fulton street, and the
stock market and big general meat and
produce markets. Then there Is tho hay
market,, where I am. The fish markets and
thoBe others I spoke of are way down In
the lower part of the city, but the hay
market . is almost three. , miles north of
them, up In the general direction of the
big ha'y-growing districts In the northern
part of the state. The Young' Men's Chris
tian association has got a large stone build
ing within ten minutes' walk of the hay
market and there are a great many churches
near by.
"My job is in the hay seed department.
We receive a great deal of ,Jt from the
country la original packages and It Is
treated by a new-fangled process. We sub
ject each separate hay seed to a treatment
by fluids. Sometimes, if the seed has been
In the city loug enough to get hard and
slippery, certain chenilrals are put In the
liquids. When so treated with the liquids
the seeds become soggy and soft, or 'easy,
as the technical term Is, and whatever there
I of value In them Is easily extracted.
A great many young women are employed
In removing the commercial properties from
the seeds.
"Then the original packages are thrown
out and become what is known in business
affairs as a by-product for tho city. That
is, they are taken to tho great Jefferson
market, where the city can get, usually,
from $2 to $5 apiece for tbem. Most of the
packages are finally returned to the country
to be refilled.
"I shall be delighted to get the mitter.a
and warm worsted bed shoes which you
mentioned for Christmas, but please don't
oud them to the hay market. Send them
to my boarding house. Your fond nephew,
"JAMES.
"p, s. If you ever come to New York
don't come to the hay market, to take me
by surprise, because they don't allow visi
tor.. I should love to bt) urprised, but
it would be better for rou to let me know
that you are coming, so I can meet you
at the station and take you right to the
boarding house. JAMES."
V Beyond II n mum's II ream a.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
It was a good thing for the feelings of
Barnum that be died before the recent
t circus ptrtormancs In India.
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TIII3 DRAMATIC 11' LI FT.
Kneonrnalna Progress In the Work of
Klerntlnsc the Staare.
Chicago Record-Herald.
This promises to be an excellent season
for dramatic art. The beginning has been
especially encouraging to those who take
thn elevation of the stage seriously. Among
the triumphs already achieved we may men
tion Mr. Melbourne MacDowell's success In
smashing the face of bis leading lady with
his fist; Mr. Sothern's withering blast In
reply to the preacher who criticised "Iris;"
Mr. Mansfield's suit for slsnder, and Mrs.
Langtry's exhibition of by far the finest
gowns she has ever had in her repertory.
Miss Mabelle Oilman scored a decided hit
a few weeks ago when she exhibited a
bundle of love letters that had been written
to her by the Crown Prince of 81am, and
she now adds to her artistic achievements
by having diamonds set in her thumb nails.
Miss Oilman appears to be determined to
ennoble and elevate the histrionic art at any
cost. ,
Lillian Russelll has failed to contract any
new marriages so far this season, but Mr.
Faversham and Miss Opp have helped along
In that direction, and we may confidently
expect Miss Adele Ritchie to be thrown out
of her carriage or have her cook arrested
every week or two In order to keep her
standard high. As tor Miss Blanche Walsh,
she has contented herself thus far with the
exploitation of a magic lvell, but It is hardly
too much to predict that she will spring a
new Buddha or something equally 'weird
upon her press agent before long. When
art cries out for a hearing Miss Walsh may
be depended upon to respond.
All in all, as has been said, the outlook
for dramatic art is highly encouraging, even
though a dozen of our best actresses have
started the season with nervous prostration
accompanied by cdplous press notices,
PERSONAL NOTES.
After all this debate about lemon juice
and the typhoid germ one thing Is still
clear, it Improves the flavor of the oyster.
It seems that an Egyptian mummy S.OOO
years old died of appendicitis. Was th
death caused by the disease or the opera
tionT Dr. D. K. Pearsons, the.fnmous Chlcagoan
benefactor of small colleges, accompanied
by his wife, is about to start on a trip first
to Florida, then to Cuba and finally to
Alaska, to be gone twelve months.
Major Horace Glenworth Devandre, the
only American serving in the Austrian
army, has Just died in Vienna. Ho was
at one time engaged In the American diplo
matic service at Rome and Vienna.
Lord Salisbury when a young man wrote
several pieces of Action, but they were
never published. Not long ago an enter
prising person discovered this circumstance
and begged hard to be allowed to bring
them out. "No," was Lord Salisbury's de
cided response, "certainly not. I want my
old age to be as honorable as possible."
Stirred by Gabriel D'Annunzlo's good ex
ample, Mark Twain announces that he Is
giving hi skull to 1 Cornell university,
where It can be studied for the enlighten
ment of future generations. "I am getting
pretty old," said Mr. Clemens, speaklnft on
this subject, "and shall probably not need
the skull after next Christmas. But If I
should I will pay rent."
The New York World Almanac for 1903
comes out with the new year and receives
the hearty welcome due an old reliable
counsellor and friend. It is choclt full of
information on every day affairs, put In
uch convenient form a to make the al
manac Invaluable as a ready reference book
for busy men and women. Among the
many publications that reach The Beo
office none are more appreciated and put
to good use than the World Almanac and
none as readily meets all reasonable demands.
The Honor of Your Presence
?
Is respectfully solicited January Fifteenth at our Annual
Advance Hale of high class novelty juvenile apparel, con
listing of lute creations in washable and light .weight
woolen fabrics, and a great variety of samples of shirt
waists and blouses.
- Extra pain and expense ha been taken to make thl sale the best of
Its kind ever held in Omaha. All imported and domestic soveltles the very
cream of two worlds are placed before you. Nothing finer or better In the
world whether shown In New York, Chicago or Omaha. -Thes ars all sam
ple suit. You make your (election now In regard to alia, style, quality and
material the delivery will follow later about April 1st. This advance sals
will lat Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and I of such magnitude and splen
dor that mother will mis a rars treat If they fail to see the splendid Ax.
lugs we have gotten together for tbe UUle folk fur ths spring and summer
of IMS. Display on second floor, (Juvenile department.)
fOMlJ--(g
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
FATHER,
sign you need be bald.
l.C. Ay er Co.,
Low. 11, Mm.
FLASHES OP FIN.
Jaggles I see the scientists have de
termined that only the male parrots learn
to talk. , .
Waggles That's probably so, to Judge
from the language they use. N. Y. Tlmea.
The Cat Do you And literary life profita
ble? The Tig Oh, I manage to pick up a living
from my pen. N. Y. Sun.
Tow ne Why do you still call her a sum
mer girl?
Krewne Why, she walked six blocks
through that blinding snowstorm the other
nrght to treat herself to a plate ot vanllU
Ice cream. Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Jones Are they getting up another
polar expedition, John?
Mr. Jones No, my dear. They are only
getting up after the one they got up to
get up after the one they got up. Puck.
Nell He said I was his pearl.
Belle I guess he wanted to string you.
Philadelphia Itecord.
Clara Don't you love to Jiear mo sing.
Clarence?
Clarence Honestly, Clara, I d rather hear
cook sing; for then I know she is In a good
humor. Detroit Free Press.
Alice What makes you think he has
been In love before?
Kdith The proposal he made to me
was entirely extemporaneous. Philadelphia
Ledger.
I uia vruHieign now urn yuu ui on, iw
I 1.1 m .1 .... V. , a 1i .1 nlnht nn t Vl A riarlc
plnsia?
Young Gavboy Gad, now that I've seen
her by daylight, I wonder myself. Smart
Bet.
"Just think. Weary, you can send a whole
word by de wireless telegraf across ds
ocean for de price of two glasses of beer."
"You ain't losln" your liking fer beer, are
you, LimpyT" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
RIDING THE HERD AT NIGHT.
James Barton Adams in Denver Post.
Lot o' time to think, you bet,
Underneath the watchln' stars;
Jest the very time to let
Down tha past's moHs-covered kar. ,
''Gives the soul a ulous tone.
See things in a solemn light.
When a feller's all alone
Rldln' 'round the herd at night.
Gits a thlnkln' o' the days
When his life waa in its morn.
Of the sports an' boyish plays
Round the home where he was born,
rioters o' the past he sees.
Borne of shaddered, others bright
As 'a summer any, when he's
Kldin' 'round the herd at night.
Sees a mother bow her head
Pleadln' with the lxrd ft Dove,
An' the tears she of'n shed
Jewels of a mother's love.
Bees her glad, upprovln' smile
When he tried to do the right
Conscience welts it to htm while
Hidln' 'round the herd at night,
' Hears her voice In every breese
Sweepln" o'er the moonlit plain.
An' in every cloud he sees
That dear sainted face again.
As the memories on him pile
Lots o' them have got a bite
Keener than a sarplnt's while
Bldin' 'round the herd at night.
Ain't a preacher anywhere
That can make a feller fret,
That kin make him stop an' stars -
At himself with keen regret,
IJke ol' conscience when It Jars
ITp his sense o' wrong an' right
When alone beneath the stars
Hidln' 'round the herd at night.
Eyes
Are an Every Day Possession.
They don't seem very wonderful
until you lose them. It doesn't
make the affliction any easier
to bear, to know that YOU are
probably to blame for not con
sulting a competent Optician in
time.
J. C. HUTESON 6t CO.,
213 South 16th Street.
Paxton Block,